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I want to move out, but I know I can't quite yet. Any advice?

Asked by Chongalicious (2771points) January 30th, 2010

The basics: I’m 17. I can’t stand living with my dad, and NO my mom will never be able to convince him to change how he treats me; she’s tried.
Details: I don’t like this arrangement at all, and not for your average “teenagers=drama” reasons. I literally cannot ever do anything right in his eyes. Ex: I forget to clean the dishes sometimes, but when I do clean them; he still finds something to say, like “You put too many dishes in the dishwasher!” Anything to complain about is everything he talks about. I don’t know how to better the situation… When he lectures me and I don’t say anything, I’m “ignoring him” I “need to acknowledge when he speaks”. But yet when I do say anything to him, anything at all; I’m “talking back”, and BAM! World War III just started. He says the most insulting things to me and constantly disrespects me. All of his pent-up anger from things in his daily life are taken out on me. I don’t understand it at all. Everyone in my immediate family, and some of my aunts have seen the behavior and no one can seem to gather how on earth I desrve it, except him.
The reason I can’t get out of this situation yet is because I’m not a legal adult so I can’t just leave with no serious consequence. He does not allow me to get a job before I graduate, meaning I’m starting off life on my own dead broke. I am also not allowed to get even a driver’s permitt, nevermind a license(he says I’m not responsible enough, yet I try my best to take care of all my responsibilities; what more can I do?). I get on lockdown for the tiniest things. The only reason I’m allowed to have a cell phone is to keep track of me…
My friends think he’s just strict; my close friends say that’s not even the word for it. I’m getting well past the point of being desparate here.
So to sum it up, my dear Fluther users, I’m going insane. PLEASE HELP!
PS…Sorry this is so much reading to do lol

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